Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 21, 2026. Document 2026-14633. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.
- What it does
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or the Service), revise our regulations concerning protections of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). We are removing the "blanket rule" option for protecting newly listed threatened species pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act.
The Fish and Wildlife Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Fish and Wildlife Service has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 13 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1018-BI74 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective August 20, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-14633 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Published | July 21, 2026 |
| Effective date | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1018-BI74 |
| Docket | FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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